Castor Hanglands

Map of  Castor Hanglands

The map shows you the route that this butterfly transect follows.


County:Cambridgeshire (England)
Gridref:TF1101
Year established:1975
Number of sections:8
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1624
Width (m):5
Broad habitat:Mature broadleaved woodland
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable25more
Orange TipIncreasing8.7more
RingletIncreasing300more
Brown Argus?0.30more
Holly BlueIncreasingColonised in 20010.99more
Small HeathDecreasing47more
Clouded Yellow?0.22more
BrimstoneIncreasing38more
White Admiral?0.050more
Small CopperStable2.4more
Meadow BrownStable620more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownDecreasing150more
Marbled White?0.040more
PeacockStable70more
Large SkipperIncreasing38more
Speckled WoodIncreasing150more
Wall BrownDecreasing3.1more
Large WhiteStable15more
Green-veined WhiteStable83more
Small WhiteDecreasing41more
CommaIncreasing14more
Common BlueIncreasing13more
Black Hairstreak?0.080more
Purple HairstreakStableColonised in 19930.49more
Small Skipper?60more
Red AdmiralIncreasing6.4more
Painted LadyIncreasingColonised in 19882.3more

This table shows the species that have been recorded on this site. Where sufficient data is available, trends in abundance are assessed and colonisation/extinction events are identified. Species are marked as 'asynchronous' when their trends on this site are markedly different from the national trend. Click on 'more' to see a plot of abundance through time for each species. See green question mark above for more details.

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